Ventanas Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Los Ríos Province. Its capital is the town of Ventanas. Its population at the 2001 census was 71,145.[2]
Ventanas Canton | |
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 Location of Los Rios Province in Ecuador. | |
.svg) Location of Ventanas Canton in Los Ríos Province | |
| Coordinates: 1°27′0″S 79°28′12″W / 1.45000°S 79.47000°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Los Ríos Province |
| Capital | Ventanas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael Sánchez Ochoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 512.8 km2 (198.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 73,211 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ECT) |
| Website | https://ventanas.gob.ec |
Governance
editThe Ventanas canton, like the other Ecuadorian cantons, is governed by a municipal government as stipulated in the National Political Constitution. The Municipal Government of Ventanas is a sectional government entity that administers the canton autonomously from the central government.
Populations figures
editAccording to INEC projections for 2022, the canton has a population of 76,104 inhabitants, making it the fourth most populous canton at the provincial level. Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[3]
- Mestizo 55.5%
- Montubio 33.8%
- Afro-Ecuadorian 5.8%
- White 3.7%
- Indigenous 1.0%
- Other 0.3%
Political divisions
editThe canton is divided into 5 parishes (Spanish: parroquias), classified as either urban or rural. The canton has more parishes than any other canton in Ecuador. The urban parishes make up the city of Ventanas.
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Rural parishes
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Urban parishes
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Ventanas Canton
- ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
- ^ "Resultados".
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